Opioid Epidemic and Link to Shell Companies

Opioid deaths now exceed those from motor vehicle accidents. It's clear we need to do more. Fair Share Education Fund's latest report, “Anonymity Overdose,” connects opioid trafficking and the subsequent crisis with the activities of anonymous shell companies – companies formed with no way of knowing who is actually in charge. Because they shield the owners from accountability, anonymous shell companies are a common tool for disguising criminal activity and laundering money, and are also at heart of the Panama Papers.  I'm quoted in the report.  The text is available here:
www.fairshareonline.org/sites/default/files/AnonymityOverdose_Aug1_2016.pdf